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Kansas Supreme Court chief justice pleads for investments in specialty courts, rural attorneys
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen pressed the Legislature on Tuesday to expand funding for specialty courts and asked lawmakers to collaborate on solutions to the shortage of attorneys in rural Kansas.
Kansas Supreme Court chief justice pleads for investments in specialty courts, rural attorneys
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen pressed the Legislature on Tuesday to expand funding for specialty courts and asked lawmakers to collaborate on solutions to the shortage of attorneys in rural Kansas.
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Douglas County is incarcerating Black people at 6.5 times the rate of white people
Black people are booked into the Douglas County jail at almost four times the rate of white people, and the incarceration rate of Black people in Douglas County is 6.5 times the rate of white people.
Alleged driver arrested in crash that killed Eudora girl
The man who was allegedly driving a van that struck a motorcycle in a fatal crash last month has been arrested in Martinsville, Indiana, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
ACLU sues Kansas over excessive wait times at understaffed Larned State Hospital
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the National Police Accountability Project are suing Kansas over delays in mental health evaluations at the chronically understaffed Larned State Hospital.
Case against former Lawrence police officer charged with rape set for mediation
Prosecutors agreed Tuesday morning to allow the case against a former Lawrence police officer charged with raping a woman in his patrol vehicle to move to criminal mediation.
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Family of murder victim asks public never to ignore domestic violence warning signs
Regan Gibbs’ mother and four sisters traveled to Lawrence on Friday to share memories of her and ask the public never to ignore signs of domestic violence.
Two men killed in shooting outside Hy-Vee were from Lawrence, police say; altercation stemmed from road rage
Zachary Michael Sutton, 22, and Monty Ray Amick, 53, both of Lawrence, were the two men killed in a road rage-fueled shooting Tuesday night outside Hy-Vee, according to Lawrence police.
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Douglas County District Court Judge Kay Huff to retire
Douglas County District Court Judge Kay Huff has announced that she will retire, effective July 8, according to a news release from the county.
Friends of Lawrence man and the wife he’s accused of killing shed light on their relationship
Regan Noelle Gibbs’ life was brought to an end Monday night — police say at the hands of her husband, Chad Marek. She was 25. Friends of the couple shed some light on their relationship Tuesday following the news of her death.
Lawrence man charged with first-degree murder in wife’s death
Updated: A 26-year-old Lawrence man has been formally charged with first-degree murder after police say he was found with his wife’s mortally wounded body Monday night.
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Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of murder, police say
Lawrence police have arrested a 26-year-old Lawrence man on suspicion of murder, according to a brief news release sent out Monday evening.
